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Not this time. the chinese government later said it was a complete mistake to even release those pictures. we do know the planes communications system shut down soon after takeoff. first the data reporting system. 26 minutes into the flight. then the automatic transponder several minutes later. now, it is rare that big commercial airlines disappear for any reason. when it happens, and the plane remains missing, there are a few basic theories of the case. either this is a complete accident, a tec...

This morning including new radar data from thailand. lets get to duncan live in london. duncan, good morning to you. was that u-turn manually programmed from the cockpit. >> good morning, betty. it certainly looks that way. investigators searching for flight 370 believe someone turned the plane west. nbc news has learned the program might have been programmed into the on board computer 12 minutes before the program said good night to air traffic control. sources say the planes u-turn manually pr...

First the data reporting system. 26 minutes into the flight. then the automatic transponder several minutes later. now, it is rare that big commercial airlines disappear for any reason. when it happens, and the plane remains missing, there are a few basic theories of the case. either this is a complete accident, a technical or human failure, or its the result of someone acting on purpose. the hints and clues emerging today did turn toward that second and honestly more frightening possibility. he...